2023 Baseball Roster

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15 Austin Smith

  • Position LHP
  • B/T L/L
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 187
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Abilene, Texas
  • High School Cooper HS
  • Prev School Ranger College
  • Major MED - Managemnt of Technical Education

Biography

Career Accolades
- 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
- 2022 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
- 2022 Texas State Star of Excellence Award (4.0 GPA in a semester)
- 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List

2023: Appeared in 13 games and made one start... Went 2-2 with a 9.20 ERA in 14.2 innings... Recorded nine strikeouts and seven walks... Tossed two scoreless inning with two strikeouts against Northwestern (2/17)... Had two punch outs in three scoreless innings to earn the win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/21)... Struck out two in an inning of work at Texas A&M (4/4)... Went an inning in lone start of the season at South Alabama (4/6)... Threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout at Old Dominion (4/28)... Needed just seven pitches for a shutout frame fo relief against ULM (5/20).

2022: Selected to Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team... Appeared in 19 games out of the bullpen... Went 2-0 with a 2.91 ERA in 21.2 innings... Earned one save... Recorded 24 strikeouts and walked five... Held opponents to a .250 batting average... Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with three assists and two putouts... Struck out one in an inning of work against Utah Valley (2/20)... Recorded two strikeouts at #11 Arizona (3/4)... Threw a scoreless frame with a strikeout against Southern (3/12)... Went two scoreless frame with three strikeouts at UTSA (4/26)... Had three strikeouts in 2.2 innings to earn the win against Incarnate Word (5/3)... Picked up the win after a shutout inning at ULM (5/8)... Threw three scoreless innings with four strikeouts versus Louisiana (5/28)... Tossed 2.2 shutouts frames with four strikeouts to pick up the save versus UC Santa Barbara (6/3)... Worked 1.2 innings with a strikeout at #2 Stanford (6/5).

2021: Pitched in 21 games and made one start... Went 2-3 with a 4.91 ERA in 25.2 innings... Recorded 22 strikeouts and walked 10... Picked up the win after recording an out in season opener against BYU (2/20)... Struck out two in two innings to earn the win against the Cougars (2/22)... Threw a season-high 3.1 innings and struck out three at Sacramento State (2/27)... Posted three strikeouts in 2.1 innings against Texas (3/3)... Tossed three shutouts innings and had three strikeouts against TCU (3/9)... Threw two scoreless frames with two strikeouts against Oklahoma (3/24)... Recorded a 2.1 inning outing against ULM (3/27)... Tossed 1.1 shutout innings at Washington (4/17)... Struck out two in 1.1 innings against Texas (4/20)... Went two innings and struck out two in lone start at Texas A&M (4/27)... Recorded two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of relief versus Louisiana (5/26).

2020 (Ranger College): Originally signed with UT Arlington before returning to Ranger College.. Appeared in six games... Went 3-2 with a 3.77 ERA in 31 innings... Recorded 35 strikeouts and walked 11... Held opponents to a .230 batting average... Struck out eight in six innings to earn the win against North Lake College (2/14)... Posted six strikeouts in win at Clarendon College (2/21)... Had six strikeouts in five innings at Western Texas College (2/26)... Struck out a season-high nine batters at Grayson College (3/11).

2019 (Ranger College): Redshirted.

2018 (Ranger College): Appeared in two games... Went 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA in 11 innings... Struck out 14 and walked three... Tossed 5.1 shutout innings with eight strikeouts to earn the win versus New Mexico JC (2/5)... Recorded eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings at Howard College (2/15).

High School: Graduated from Cooper High School... Named District 4-5A Pitcher of the Year in 2017... Selected to 2016 All-District 4-5A First Team as a utility player... Named All-Big Country Pitcher of the Year as a junior... Picked to All-District 4-5A Second Team as an outfielder in 2015... Member of the football team... Earned all-district first and second team honors at quarterback on the gridiron... Finished prep career as No. 2 all-time passer in school history... Earned all-state academic honors in 2016... Member of the National Honor Society... Participated in Big Brother Program.

Personal: Son of Brad and Dee Smith... Hobbies include fishing and hunting... Chose Texas State over offers from New Mexico, Sam Houston State, Tarleton State and Washington State... Working on master's in managment of technical education... Graduated with bachelor's in applied arts & sciences... Born Jan. 10, 1999.

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 195 lbs
    40
  • 15

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 197 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 187 lbs
    15